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    Camera Store & Nikon 85mm 1.8G

    Ok so I'm shooting a conference in a fortnight and I'm thinking I need the 85mm. I don't have it and I think it would be a good addition especially for a low light environment.

    I'm also new to Brisbane and have been out of the scene recently so looking for somewhere to purchase or am I still better buying online. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated as well as thoughts on the 85mm. I really want the 1.4 but can't justify the cost.
    Call me Roo......
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    Are you hankering for light, perhaps for the conference?
    Have you looked at reviews and tests of these two lenses?

    Your post reminded me of a like situation of mine a long time ago.
    I was "after" a faster lens. I had an f/1.7 at the time. A friend let me
    borrow his f/1.2 Wow! I took some shots with it at f/1.2.
    Got them developed, vomited at the results, and tried more at various
    stops up to past f/2. That's when that particular lens started to get
    close to the IQ of the f/1.7, which was good at all apertures. I gave back
    the lens poste haste after that.

    This is just to illustrate: check 'em out.
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    I have read some reviews and they are in general very good. I was going to hire it and have a test but they don't have it and only have the sigma equivalent. Plus for $100 for two days that's a fair chunk off buying a new one......

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